The Future of Disaster Mental Health Response
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Subject area Environmental Issues
Academic Level Undergraduate
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Week 8 Discussion – The Future of Disaster Mental Health Response
Overview: For our last course discussion, reflect upon the Week 8 Multimedia Resources and information presented throughout the course.
Select two proposed strategies for improving Disaster Mental Health from the list (a-f) below:
- Improved Public and Risk Communication
- Improved Training of Clinical Medical Professionals
- Improved Collaboration between Medical and Mental Health Providers
- Increased Federal Funding for Disaster Mental Health
- Disaster Mental Health Policy Advocacy and Implementation
- Other
Explain how these two improvements will promote the effectiveness and efficiency of mental health disaster response.
Reading – Neria, Y., Sandro, G., & Norris, F. (2009). Mental health and disasters. Cambridge University Press, New York: NY.
Chapters 23 and 26
*Please use as many references as needed.
